Synthesis, characterization and visible light photocatalytic properties of Bi2WO6/rectorite composites

Visible light-induced Bi(2)WO(6)/rectorite (BR) composites were prepared by a sol-gel method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET). The UV absorption edges of the BR-450 catalyst showed a marked red shift as compared to that of the pure Bi(2)WO(6). The photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared samples were evaluated by the photocatalytic degradation of 4BS dye in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation (>420 nm). The results showed that the BR-450 catalyst exhibited a strong adsorption capability and a higher photocatalytic degradation activity than the pure Bi(2)WO(6) for 4BS dye, which could be attributed to the synergetic effects of the adsorbability of rectorite and the photocatalytic property of Bi(2)WO(6) in it.     

Synthesis of LaVO4/TiO2 heterojunction nanotubes by sol-gel coupled with hydrothermal method for photocatalytic air purification

With the aim of improving the effective utilization of visible light, the LaVO(4)/TiO(2) heterojunction nanotubes were fabricated by sol-gel coupled with hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic ability was demonstrated through catalytic removal of gaseous toluene species. The nanotube samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface photovoltage (SPV), Raman spectra and N(2) adsorption-desorption measurements. The characterization results showed that the samples with high specific surface areas were of typical nanotubular morphology, which would lead to the high separation and transfer efficiency of photo induced electron-hole pairs. The as-prepared nanotubes exhibited high photocatalytic activity in decomposing toluene species under visible light irradiation with fine photochemical stability. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of LaVO(4)/TiO(2) nanotubes might be attributed to the matching band potentials, the interconnected heterojunction of LaVO(4) versus TiO(2), and the large specific surface areas of nanotubes.     

Visible-light driven Gd2Ti2O7/GdCrO3 composite for hydrogen evolution

A series of Gd(2)Ti(2)O(7)/GdCrO(3) composites are prepared by solid state combustion method using Gd(NO(3))(3), TiO(2), Cr(2)O(3) as metal source and urea as a fuel. The composites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRUV-vis), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements, photoluminescence spectra (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) studies, photocurrent measurements etc. The photocatalytic activity of the composites is examined towards hydrogen production without using any co-catalyst under visible light illumination. The rate of formation of hydrogen is measured by the photocatalytic activity measurement device and gas chromatography (GC). The highest efficiency is observed over the composite GTC (Cr:Gd:Ti = 1:1:1). On the basis of photocurrent measurements and PL, a mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic activity has been discussed.     

ZnCo2O4纳米粒子的可见光催化性能

研究了共沉淀分解法制备的ZnCo₂O₄纳米粒子的光学和可见光催化性能,并对其晶体结构和微观结构用X射线衍射、热重/差热分析、透射电镜和高分辨透射电镜等手段进行了表征.结果表明,制备的纳米粒子为纯相的ZnCO₂O₄,平均粒径约为10-20 nm.紫外-可见吸收光谱估计出ZnCo₂O₄纳米粒子的能带隙为3.39和2.09 eV.可见光（λ>420 nm）照射下,纳米粒子表现出降解亚甲基蓝溶液的光催化活性.ZnCo₂O₄纳米粒子的光催化活性可以归结为紫外和可见光下纳米粒子吸收光子（能量大于能带隙）的能力,以及它们的纳米尺寸,基于实验结果,本文提出了ZnCO₂O₄可能的能带结构.     

Great enhancement of photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped titania by coupling with tungsten oxide

The TiO2-N-x%WO3 composite photocatalysts were prepared by introducing WO3 into nitrogen-doped TiO2. The composite catalysts present much higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2 and nitrogen-doped TiO2 under both ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectra, XPS analysis, and IR spectra show that the coordinated nitrogen species (or N-metal-O linkages) may contribute to the visible light photocatalytic activity. WO3 coupling increases the active nitrogen species and thus enhances the visible light activity of the composite photocatalysts. The superior activity of TiO2-N-x%WO3 composite photocatalysts upon UV light irradiation can be rationalized in terms of efficient charge separation and high adsorption affinity of WO3.     

Synthesis of BiVO_4 nanosheets-graphene composites toward improved visible light photoactivity

Two-dimensional （2-D） BiVO4 nanosheets-graphene （GR） composites with different weight addition ratios of GR have been prepared via a facile wet chemistry process. X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Raman spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectra （XPS）, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra （DRS）, field-emission scanning electron microscopy （FE-SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, transient photocurrent response and photoluminescence （PL） spectra were employed to determine the properties of the samples. It is found that BiVO4 nanosheets could pave well on the surface of graphene sheets. BiVO4 nanosheets-GR composites with a proper addition amount of GR exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than bare BiVO4 nanosheets toward liquid-phase degradation of rhodamine B （RhB） and methyl orange （MO） under visible light irradiation. The enhancement of photocatalytic activities of BiVO4 nanosheets-GR composites can be attributed to the effective separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs. This work not only provides a simple strategy for fabricating specific 2-D semiconductor-2-D GR composites, but also opens a new window of such 2-D semiconductor-2-D GR composites as visible light photocatalysts toward an improved visible light photoactivity in purifying polluted water resources.     

Effect of nitrogen-doping temperature on the structure and photocatalytic activity of the B,N-doped TiO2

B,N-TiO₂ photocatalysts were synthesized by boron doping firstly and subsequently nitrogen doping in NH₃ at variable temperatures. The effects of the nitrogen doping temperature on the structure and photocatalytic activity of the B,N-codoped TiO₂ were investigated. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (DRS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated with photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye (MO) under visible light and UV-visible light irradiation. The results suggested that the boron and nitrogen can be incorporated into the TiO₂ lattice either interstitially or substitutionally or both, while the Ti-O-B-N structure plays a vital role in photocatalytic activity in visible light region. The optimal nitrogen doping temperature is 550 °C. Higher temperature may form many oxygen vacancies and Ti³⁺ species, resulting in the decrease of photocatalytic activity in visible light.     

负载金的掺氮二氧化钛的制备及其可见光催化性能

以纳米管钛酸为前驱体,采用水热法先制备得到新型N掺杂二氧化钛,然后用沉积沉淀法在N掺杂二氧化钛表面负载微量贵金属Au,制备得到负载Au的掺N二氧化钛.利用TEM、XRD、XPS、ESR和DRS等手段研究了样品的形貌、晶体结构、元素化学态和光谱吸收性质.样品光催化活性通过可见光催化降解丙烯进行评价,结果表明,样品N-TiO₂和Au/N-TiO₂具有明显的可见光(λ≥420 nm)催化活性.ESR结果表明,掺氮过程中生成的束缚单电子的氧空位是样品具有可见光响应的原因.     

Elaboration of nano titania-magnetic reduced graphene oxide for degradation of tartrazine dye in aqueous solution

In this paper, magnetic nanocomposites are synthesized by loading reduced graphene oxide (RG) with two components of nanoparticles consisting of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and magnetite (Fe₃O₄) with varying amounts. The structural and magnetic features of the prepared composite photocatalysts were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV–vis/DRS), Raman and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The resulting TiO₂/magnetite reduced graphene oxide (MRGT) composite demonstrated intrinsic visible light photocatalytic activity, on degradation of tartrazine (TZ) dye from a synthetic aqueous solution. Specifically, it exhibits higher photocatalytic activity than magnetite reduced graphene oxide (MRG) and TiO₂ nanoparticles. The photocatalytic degradation of TZ dye when using MRG and TiO₂ for 3 h under visible light was 35% and 10% respectively, whereas for MRGT it was more than 95%. The higher photocatalytic efficiency of MRGT is due to the existence of reduced graphene oxide and magnetite which enhances the photocatalytic efficiency of the composite in visible light towards the degradation of harmful soluble azo dye (tartrazine).     

Controlled synthesis of olive-shaped Bi2S3/BiVO4 microspheres through a limited chemical conversion route and enhanced visible-light-responding photocatalytic activity

Well-defined olive-shaped Bi(2)S(3)/BiVO(4) microspheres were synthesized through a limited chemical conversion route (LCCR), where olive-shaped BiVO(4) microspheres and thioacetamide (TAA) were used as precursors and sulfur source, respectively. The as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission microscope (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), UV-visible diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra in detail. Compared with pure BiVO(4) microspheres and Bi(2)S(3) nanorods, the Bi(2)S(3)/BiVO(4) products showed obviously enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B (Rh B) in aqueous solution under visible-light irradiation (λ > 400 nm). In addition, the Bi(2)S(3)/BiVO(4) composite microspheres showed good visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for the degradation of refractory oxytetracycline (OTC) as well. On the basis of UV-vis DRS, the calculated energy band positions, and PL spectra, the mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi(2)S(3)/BiVO(4) was proposed. The present study provides a new strategy to design composite materials with enhanced photocatalytic performance.     

(Ni-Mo)/TiO2纳米薄膜光催化降解刚果红的性能与机理

用恒电流复合电沉积方法制备(Ni-Mo)/TiO2薄膜,以扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼(Raman)光谱和紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-VisDRS)对薄膜的表面形貌、晶相结构和光谱特性进行了表征,以刚果红为模拟污染物对薄膜的光催化性能进行了测定,并讨论了刚果红溶液的pH值对薄膜光催化活性的影响.采用循环伏安技术和向溶液中加入活性物种捕获剂的方法对薄膜光催化降解机理进行了探索.结果表明:(Ni-Mo)/TiO2薄膜是由粒径为50-100nmTiO2纳米粒子相和纳米晶Ni-Mo固溶体相构成的复合薄膜.薄膜具有较高的光催化活性,卤钨灯照射80min后,复合薄膜光催化刚果红的降解率是多孔TiO2(DegussaP25)/ITO(氧化铟锡)纳米薄膜的2.43倍.(Ni-Mo)/TiO2薄膜光催化活性的提高主要归因于薄膜层中有效形成的(Ni-Mo)/TiO2异质结和良好的电子通道,以及Ni-Mo纳米晶合金对溶解氧和激发电子还原反应的催化作用.分别给出了在紫外和可见光下薄膜光催化降解刚果红的反应机理.     

镍离子表面处理对二氧化钛光催化活性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出纳米TiO2和TiO2-Ni催化剂. 光催化降解对氯苯酚实验证明, TiO2-Ni催化剂的紫外、可见光催化活性均高于TiO2. FTIR和Raman结果表明, Ni2+离子被化学吸附在TiO2表面形成ONiOO表面物种. SPS的结果表明, TiO2-Ni表面ONiOO物种的表面态能级在价带上方2.84 eV. 该能级既能产生可见光响应, 又有效地促进了光生载流子的分离, 使催化剂紫外、可见光催化活性提高.     

氮铋共掺杂TiO2的合成及其可见光催化性能研究

以纳米管钛酸为钛的前驱体,Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O为N源和Bi源,采用水热法制备了N、Bi共掺杂的TiO₂;并以甲基橙为目标降解物考察了所制备样品的可见光催化性能(λ≥420 nm).利用XRD、XPS、UV-Vis DRS、TEM等技术对不同条件下制备的产物进行了表征.结果表明,所得样品主要为锐钛矿型,粒径20 nm左右,掺杂的Bi主要以Bi₂O₃和BiONO₃两种形式存在.N元素除了以NO₃^-的形式存在于BiONO₃中,还有少量N以间隙氮掺杂于TiO₂中形成Ti-O-N键.N、Bi共掺杂的TiO₂在可见光下表现出了优越的光催化性能,其中水热温度为130 ℃,Bi/Ti摩尔比为1%时,催化活性最高.催化活性的提高源于N和Bi的掺杂增加了样品对可见光的利用效率,降低了光生电子空穴的复合速率.     

Photocatalytic performance of Ag doped SnO2 nanoparticles modified with curcumin

Visible light active Ag doped SnO₂ nanoparticles modified with curcumin (Cur–Ag–SnO₂) have been prepared by a combined precipitation and chemical impregnation route. The optical properties, phase structures and morphologies of the as-prepared nanoparticles were characterized using UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV–vis-DRS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The surface area was measured by Brunauer. Emmett. Teller (B.E.T) analysis. Compared to bare SnO₂, the surface modified photocatalysts (Ag–SnO₂ and Cur–Ag–SnO₂) showed a red shift in the visible region. The photocatalytic activity was monitored via the degradation of rose bengal (RB) dye and the results revealed that Cur–Ag–SnO₂ shows better photocatalytic activity than that of Ag–SnO₂ and SnO₂. The superior photocatalytic activity of Cur–Ag–SnO₂ could be attributed to the effective electron-hole separation by surface modification. The effect of photocatalyst concentration, initial dye concentration and electron scavenger on the photocatalytic activity was examined in detail. Furthermore, the antifungal activity of the photocatalysts and the reusability of Cur–Ag–SnO₂ were tested.     

Synthesis of BiVO4 nanosheets-graphene composites toward improved visible light photoactivity

Two-dimensional (2-D) BiVO₄ nanosheets-graphene (GR) composites with different weight addition ratios of GR have been prepared via a facile wet chemistry process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, transient photocurrent response and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were employed to determine the properties of the samples. It is found that BiVO₄ nanosheets could pave well on the surface of graphene sheets. BiVO₄ nanosheets-GR composites with a proper addition amount of GR exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than bare BiVO₄ nanosheets toward liquid-phase degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) and methyl orange (MO) under visible light irradiation. The enhancement of photocatalytic activities of BiVO₄ nanosheets-GR composites can be attributed to the effective separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs. This work not only provides a simple strategy for fabricating specific 2-D semiconductor-2-D GR composites, but also opens a new window of such 2-D semiconductor-2-D GR composites as visible light photocatalysts toward an improved visible light photoactivity in purifying polluted water resources.     

Ag/AgCl/铁-海泡石异相可见光Fenton催化降解双酚A

光-Fenton技术是高级氧化技术中的一种,常用于难降解废水处理,由于其反应速度快、毒性低、反应条件温和而受到广泛关注.然而,传统的光-Fenton体系具有可见光利用率低、回收困难等缺点.为了解决这些问题,本文采用廉价易得、无污染、吸附能力强的天然矿物海泡石作为催化剂载体,并利用Ag/AgCl能够吸收可见光的表面等离子响应这一光学性质,合成了一种有潜力的非均相等离子体光催化剂Ag/AgCl/铁-海泡石催化剂(Ag/AgCl/Fe-S),并对该催化剂的形貌结构、性能和机理等进行了系统研究.通过XRD,SEM,XPS,BET,UV-vis等表征手段对催化剂形貌、结构和可见光性能进行了分析.其中,XRD和SEM结果显示,Ag/AgCl粒子已经成功负载在Fe-海泡石上;XPS结果显示,铁氧化物的组成主要为FeOOH和Fe2O3;UV-vis结果显示,催化剂有较好的可见光吸收性能.以双酚A为目标污染物,分别考察了Ag/AgCl/Fe-S,Ag/AgCl和Fe-海泡石的光-Fenton催化性能.结果显示,Ag/AgCl/Fe-S降解双酚A的效果明显优于另外两种催化剂,在H2O2浓度为6mmol/L,pH为4,光照强度500W,Ag/AgCl/Fe-S催化剂量为1.0 g/L,双酚A初始浓度为10 mg/L的条件下,1 h时,双酚A基本被完全降解,且3 h时,其矿化率达到61.2%;而Ag/AgCl和Fe-海泡石催化剂在同样的条件下完全降解双酚A至少要3 h,且其矿化率分别只有46.61%和28.85%.另外,还分别探讨了H2O2浓度、pH值、光照强度和催化剂剂量对双酚A降解的影响.最后,通过活性物种捕获、ESR、电化学和PL实验对该体系的反应机理进行了探讨.活性物种捕获实验和ESR实验结果表明,羟基自由基(?OH)和空穴(h+)是该体系中的主要活性物种,且Ag/AgCl/Fe-S+H2O2+vis体系产生的?OH明显多于Fe-S+H2O2+vis体系.为了探讨?OH增多的原因,我们进行了电化学实验和PL实验.电化学实验结果显示,Ag/AgCl/Fe-S催化剂具有更低的阻抗,因此有利于电子-空穴分离.PL结果显示,Ag/AgCl/Fe-S催化剂的电子-空穴复合率更低.结合以上实验,我们提出了Ag/AgCl/Fe-S+H2O2+vis体系对双酚A的降解机理,即一方面催化剂能够发生Fenton反应而产生?OH,另一方面,催化剂中的Ag/AgCl在可见光下由于表面等离子响应而产生电子-空穴,空穴本身可作为活性物种降解双酚A.同时,产生的电子被体系中的Fe3+捕获生成Fe2+,从而促进了铁循环,有利于体系中产生更多的?OH.最后,空穴和羟基自由基发生协同作用共同促进污染物降解.     

Bi2Sn2o7的不同水热法制备及其可见光光催化除As(Ⅲ)性能分析

利用微波和普通水热法合成出了具有可见光响应的Bi₂Sn₂o₇纳米光催化剂,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸脱附、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、电子顺磁共振谱(ESR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对样品的晶相、比表面积、光吸收性能、形貌、光催化活性物种等结构与性质进行了系统表征,比较微波水热Bi₂Sn₂o₇(MH-BSo)与普通水热Bi₂Sn₂o₇(TH-BSo)形貌和微结构,并考察两者在可见光光照下光催化氧化As(Ⅲ)的性能差别。实验结果表明, MH-BSo具有更细小的粒径和更大的比表面积,而在可见光照射下, MH-BSo样品比TH-BSo样品具有更好的As(Ⅲ)的光催化氧化能力(可达98.7%)。此外,对Bi₂Sn₂o₇纳米光催化剂氧化去除As(Ⅲ)的光催化机理进行初步探索,结果表明超氧自由基(o₂^-•)和空穴(hVB+)是主要起作用的中间反应活性物种。     

Preparation and characterization of nitrogen-doped TiO2 photocatalyst in different acid environments

Nitrogen-doped TiO₂ powders were successfully prepared by a wet method, i.e., a micro-emulsion-hydrothermal method, in different acid environments. Several characterization techniques, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra, were combined to determine the crystal phase, concentration and chemical states of the nitrogen doped in TiO₂. The high photocatalytic activity of the nitrogen-doped TiO₂ was evaluated through the decomposition of rhodanmine B under visible light irradiation. It was suggested that the doped nitrogen formed oxynitride (NO) and produced impurity states at higher above the valence band of TiO₂. Therefore, the nitrogen doping could enhance the response of photocatalyst to the visible light and improve the photocatalytic activity because of the narrowing of band gap of TiO₂.     

Fe2O3/ZnO/ZnFe2O4 composites for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes under visible light

In this study, novel ternary Fe₂O₃/ZnO/ZnFe₂O₄ (ZFO) composites were successfully prepared through a simple hydrothermal reaction with subsequent thermal treatment. The as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) measurement, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS). The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (Rh B) under visible light irradiation indicated that the ZFO composites calcined at 500 °C has the best photocatalytic activity (the photocatalytic degradation efficiency can reach up to 95.7% within 60 min) and can maintain a stable photocatalytic degradation efficiency for at least three cycles. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of ZFO composites toward dye decomposition follows the order cationic Rh B > anionic methyl orange. Finally, using different scavengers, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals were identified as the primary active species during the degradation reaction of Rh B.     

N、F共掺杂TiO2可见光响应光催化剂的酸催化水解法制备及表征

采用酸催化水解法由TiCl4、NH4F混合液合成N、F共掺杂可见光响应TiO2光催化剂(TONF). 以苯酚为模型物, 考察了催化剂在可见光区、紫外光区的催化活性. 采用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(DRS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及低温氮物理吸附对光催化剂的晶相结构、光谱特征和表面结构等进行表征. 结果表明, 适量的N、F共掺杂TONF催化剂表现出较高的可见光催化活性. N、F共掺杂可显著提高TiO2分散性能, 促进锐钛矿相的形成, 抑制其向金红石相转变, 提高相转变温度. N掺杂可提高TiO2在可见光区的吸收; F掺杂可使TiO2能隙变窄.